Earth Layers & Plate Tectonics

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Where the continents were grouped all together in the past

Then tectonic plates caused _________,

It means the continents moved when the Earth's crust shifted.

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the layer of rock that makes up the outer part of the Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.

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Earth's _________ includes interesting landforms, like mountains and volcanoes.

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A thin layer of Earth, about 150 miles thick, at the border between the mantle and the crust. It is very hot and nearly a liquid.

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The Earth's surface is broken into pieces like the shell of a hardboiled egg. Each crack is called a(n) ___________.

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Earth's ________, a thicker layer just under the thin surface, is made up of rocks, minerals and elements.

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The Earth is made of rock, but it's not that simple,

There's four layers to it, the inner _______ in the middle.

It's made mostly of iron, you gotta love it,

Very hot, yet solid due to the layers above it.

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the rocky outer layer of a planet or moon; the layer of the Earth above the mantle.

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This ________ lava came from a volcano!

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A layer of Earth's mantle that is mostly solid and extends outward 1,500 miles.

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According to the theory of _________, the continents didn't always look like they do now.

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the central part of a planet, especially the inner part of the Earth. It usually has different physical properties from the surrounding layers.

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Like a kid and big brother in the car on vacation.

The borders between plates are known as __________,

Where earthquake cause shakes, and I don't mean malts.

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The movement of a(n) _______ can cause an earthquake.